Darius Rice

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Darius Rice
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 42)
Jackson, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)
College Miami (Florida) (2000–2004)
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Florida Flame
2005–2006 Gary Steelheads
2006 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2006 Polpak Świecie
2006–2007 Jilin Northeast Tigers
2007 Dakota Wizards
2007–2008 Purefoods Star Hotshots
2008 Gigantes de Carolina
2009 Atlético Atenas Montevideo
2009–2010 Szolnoki Olaj
2010 Capitanes de Arecibo
2010–2011 An Nahl Sharjah
2011 Atléticos de San Germán
2011–2012 Al Manama
2012–2013 Texas Legends
2013–2014 Hitachi SunRockers
2014 Maccabi Ashdod
2015 Karpoš Sokoli
2016 Al-Ahli
2016 Al-Fateh
2016 NS Matrix
2016 Austin Spurs
2017 Mineros de Zacatecas
2018 Al-Karkh SC
2019 Plaza Fernando Valerio
Career highlights and awards

Darius Lashaun Rice (born October 16, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Miami. He is the nephew of former professional football player, Jerry Rice. [1]

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College career

Rice played college basketball at the University of Miami.

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000-01 Miami 292930.7.398.339.7204.91.01.00.514.1
2001-02 Miami 323132.8.383.365.8005.91.71.20.714.9
2002-03 Miami 272533.4.426.364.7635.81.21.40.818.8
2003-04 Miami 282731.5.407.306.8026.40.90.80.716.9
Career11611232.1.403.344.7765.71.21.10.616.0

Professional career

Not being drafted by any NBA team and being unknown in Europe, Rice signed for the 2004–05 season with the NBA Development League club Florida Flame. During his career, Rice played in Venezuela, Poland, China, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Hungary, Bahrain, Japan, Israel and Macedonia.

During his time with Dakota, he became part of NBA D-League history. On April 29, 2007, the Wizards faced the Colorado 14ers for the championship at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. Coming off the bench, Rice scored 52 points, with one of his eleven three-point field goals coming with 4.5 seconds in regulation to force overtime. He set a record for most points in a D-League championship game and most three-point field goals, and the Wizards won 129–121 in overtime to win the championship. [2]

On December 28, 2014, Rice signed with the Macedonian team KK Karpoš Sokoli.

On October 29, 2016, Rice was acquired by the Austin Spurs. [3] However, he was waived on November 11. [4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA D-League

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004–05 Florida 423829.9.402.175.8674.22.00.70.410.5
2006–07 Dakota 18025.5.445.381.8004.31.40.60.313.7
2012–13 Texas 252530.9.384.350.7316.91.31.10.615.6
Career856329.2.404.340.8165.01.60.80.412.7

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References

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